The Dog With the Opposable Thumb

When an accidentally DNA-altered puppy is born with a thumb, his lovelorn, grad-student caretaker devises a strategy to achieve their Kardashian-like fame and fortune. But what goes up . . . must inevitably fall back down in this tale of unrequited love and 21st century celebrity. Howlingly good fun! 20% of proceeds from book sales will be donated to the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA. Mark Barkawitz has earned awards for his fiction, poetry, essay, and screenwriting. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, literary journals and anthologies, and on dozens of websites. He had IMDb feature film credits for The Killing Time (New World Pictures) and Turn of the Blade (Mark Bark-NorthStar Ent.). His novels include Feeling Lucky: A Pandemic Novel, Giant Killers, The Dog with the Opposable Thumb, and Full Moon Saturday Night. He lives with his wife, has two grown children, and a dog in Pasadena, CA.